Method for wrapping confections



March 13, 1934. c, CON'TOS AL 1,951,131

METHOD FOR WRAPPING CONFECTIONS Original Filed June 26, 1931 INVENTORS! 7M ATTOR NEYS.

ves PATENT osiucs -@NTEE sm'snoo sea commons iionstnntlne @ontos and Soto!- G. Contoi, Chicago, Ill,

implication June 26, 1931, Serial No. 547,148

lheneweci .lannorv it, 1934;

ll theistic, (QL tt-Zl This invention relates to certain novel imseduced to a minimum; and to provide means movements in method for wrapping oonlections, for carrying out the method. and has for its principal object the provision of A practical apparatus for carrying out the an improved methocl of this character which will -metho i is illustrated in the accompanying draw- 6 be highly emcient in use. inc and. indicated generally at lo. This appare- 60 It is an object of this invention to provide a tilt 10 includes a. casing ll that is provided with method by which a number of individual pieces on apertured flange 12 by means of which the of candy or otherlilse confections may be wrapped machine may be screwed to a work table so as into a package in a more sanitary manner than to be conveniently operatecibv the worhen l'he w has been possible heretofore in the art, with top wall 16 of the casing 11 provides a work 5 greater economy in time and labor, and with a supporting member or surface. In one side wall minimum oi manual operations. ofthecasing 11 lea slot 13 through which pro- It is smother object of the invention to projects an arm 14 that is plvotallv mounted at its vide a method for wrapping individual pieces of inner end, on cars is that project from the well lit candy i." other confection in a'protective coverof the casing.

ing, such as cellophane, in such a manner that Depending from the work-supporting top wall the resulting package will possess suiilcient rigitl- 16 of the casing 11 is a hvsclset l? which is pro== its to withstand handling and so that the pieces videol with apertures through which the lower of candy will be separated from each otherin the ends of plun 18 and 19 mole l ch 053 resulting package. these plungers l8 ancl 19 is a coil seeing so. The '55 Other objects will appear hereuiaiter. upper ends of the plungers it anti it are peenecl The invention consists in the novel method over a bar 21 which is adapted to he moved up to he hercineiter described and. claimed. and down between the arms 22 oi? the U-=sheped The invention will be best understood. by reibracket 17 by means oi the arm i l which pro 2 meme to the accompanying drawing showing jects through a U-shapecl guide 23 thot is fies so the preferred form of construction, andinwhich: toned to, and depends irons, the he? iii. I Fig. l is a perspective view of a machine em= Slots 24 are arranged at intervals in the top icooiiecl in the invention; well 16 of the casing it anal carried. by the her. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a form or cap 21 are Spacer 81111925 w he i v tvmav $39 embodied in the invention ancl'ior placing a celhe moved up and down through the slots so by 86 lophene wrapper or the like about three sides of manipulation O level l 26 the plovided the group oi? pieces of candy; on the bottom of the guiciewav 23 to limit clown= Fis. 8 is e sectional view on line 3-3 in Fig. 2; ward movement of the bar ill and the spacer arms Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line H in Fig.1; 25 so that when the lever i i d p d the his. 5 is e sectional view on line 5-4? in his. 1; spacers 25 will trevel down until the top eclges to Fig, 6 is a, iew partly in side elevation and 27 thereof hi8 disposed flush with $1116 $023 Willi 16. partly in section, illustrating the wrapping Theabove described, or any other suitable on method at one stage in the execution thereoi; poratus, v be empl yed to can? out our imanti nroveol canclv wroppins method, es iollows: At 7 Figs. 51, it, 9 and are views illustrating veil the beginning oi the execution of the method, so one steps in the execution of the method of the spac rs 2 w be d l fifi a l it wrapping. spacer strip 28, of materiel such, for ens-mole. Individual pieces at candy, such as sell ioi as waxed neu ni t n eid eerossthe s oi the r a cent each, are frequently wrapped in packages p es whwelllmn F 29 so of, for example, five. The present method of candy or other confection, will he laicl ii-hove loll wrapping these candies into packages oi five or the Strip 23 and pressed w betwew the 3 more is, carried out by h nd d. is not; l ers 25 so that the strip to extend. across tluee slow and costly from the standpoint of labor, but Sides of a wnfecilion t-l is objectionable from the sanitary point oi view A S e 0 0 l i $51613, fill 63%? i because of the necessity of frequently handling ple. as cellophane, is then placed over the tops the a the individual pieces of candy. It is, therefore, 0f the Confections 9, e A h W fi an object of this invention to provide a. method is U-shap d in c o s s c i d h o l l by which the number of manual operations in e 3 iS th laid whfficlmi'is fil wrapping individual'pieces of candy into 2. packsers 25, and strip 28, whereupon the lever arm 55 age containing a number of saiol pieces, will he is is depressed to lowei" the spacers 25 until the Mill tops of the spacers are flusliwith the top 16 of the casing. It

' so as to enclose the confections 29, the stiffener invention provides therein from each other,

strip 33 and spacer strip 28, so as to form a moisture-proof, sanitary wrapper, whereupon the cap or form 31 will be turned over so that the open side 32 is down, and the complete package dropped therefrom, ready tobe packed for shipping.

The stiffener strip 33 gives rigidityto the complete package 34 and keeps' the pieces or confections .29 in alignment. It is intended .that, in use, the lever 14 be attached by suitable means not shown) to a foot treadle located under the work table on which the casing 11 will be disposed so that the worker may operate spacers by foot while having both hands free for performing the several steps in the method.

From the foregoing description of the invention, it will be seen, therefore, that the present a method for wrapping individual confections into a package in a rapid, labor-saving and sanitary manner, with a minimum' of manual operations; and that the invention provides a practical apparatus for carrying out the method.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred method for carrying our invention into eifect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. We, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of the method set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. The method'of wrapping indvidual confections into package of the same and spacing them which comprises arranging a strip of flexible material over movable spacers, laying a number of confections over said strip and pressing them with said strip between said spacers, disposing a wrapper over said confections so as to leave one side of the package thus partially formed unwrapped, removing the spacers, and then folding the wrapper over said unwrapped side to complete the package.

2. The method of wrapping individual confections into a package of the same and spacing them therein from each other, which comprises arranging a. strip of flexible material over movable spacers, laying a number of confections over said strip and pressing them with said strip between said spacers, disposing a wrapper over said confections so as to leave one side of the package thus partially formed unwrapped, removing the spacers, laying a package stifiener strip over said confections and first-named strip, and then folding the wrapper over said unwrapped side, and over said strips.

3. The method of wrapping articles into a package, which comprises spacing a number of articles from each other in a row by means of a continuous strip of flexible material, arranging a wrapper about said row of articles and strip so as to leave one side of the package thus partially formed unwrapped, arranging a package-stiffening member over said row of articles on said unwrapped side of said package,- and then folding said wrapper over said stiffening member and over said unwrapped side to'complete said pack-- 7 age.

4. The method of wrapping articles into a package and spacing them therein from each other, which comprises arranging a row of articles on a continuous strip of flexible material, inserting portions of said strip between the articles to space the same from each other, arranging a wrapper about said row of articles and strip so as to leave one side of the package thus partially formed unwrapped, arranging a package-stiffening member over said row of articles on said unmanned side, and finally folding said wrapper over said stiffening member and unwrapped side to complete said package.

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